Josh Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 I'm working on a story about some of the dumbest / weirdest / goofiest gaming peripherals of all time. We've already looked into some of the more obvious ones (Donkey Kongas, Samba shakers, steel batallion controller), but I'd be curious if any of you know of some more obscure items I haven't thought of. Would be a fun discussion anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Monkey Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 This is off the top of my head. Negcon (looks stranger than it is...and is more intuitive than some think) Atari Mindlink Nintendo Power Glove Amiga Joyboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlot Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 How about that glove controller released for the NES? [EDIT] Doh, Beer Monkey beat me to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Was there ever a home version of Boong-Ga Boong-Ga? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Oh and of course there is the infamous Rez Trance Vibrator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyVolpe Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Worst controller of all time - Atari 5200 controller. It did not automatically center itself. Given the types of games on the 5200, this proved fatal in both the games and for the system itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Monkey Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Oh, the Vectrex 3D Imager. I once owned this. It takes certain Vectrex games and lets you play them in color and in 3D. It is a huge set of goggles that spins a color wheel in front of your eyes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain rising Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 I admit that I had one of these. And it was pretty strange. But my opinion is probably biased because I never was able to get used to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Monkey Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Here's some wacky peripherals. http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/showpos...894&postcount=1 Check out that baseball bat. I forgot that Sega also had 3D glasses for the SMS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 I saw a skateboard controller at EB, you stand on it and I guess move your feet somehow to make it work...never quite figured out how you could do anything useful on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathras Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 The SMS 3D glasses were quite impressive if I do remember. The 3D effect was the best 3d at home I've experienced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcalx Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Don't forget Robby the Robot for the NES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob B Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 how about that twisty romote I think on the nes or the nes robot guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 The site Beer Monkey posted lists a good chunk of them including my favorite the U-Force. Some other things that could be included would be those pads that came out for NES and Genesis that had a touch sensitive gel pad (or whatever it was) instead of a D-Pad, the Super Scope 6 and Menacer, some recent pads/sticks that allow you to stop your friends controller from working for a few seconds. And don't forget the line of gaming gloves and thumb protectors that all the kids used back in the thumb bleeding NES days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orpheus Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 there was that horrible pseudo 3d mouse/game controller that logitech made about ten years ago, thing was an absolute nightmare to use and required a complete reinstall of windows to fully rid your system of it's foulness oh yea, what about those fools who made "painstation" controllers that woudl shock you when you got hit in fighting games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 oh yea, what about those fools who made "painstation" controllers that woudl shock you when you got hit in fighting games Oh god, somebody provide a link for these, please! :lmfao: My suggestions were already bagged, the U-Force and the Rez vibrator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlot Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Originally posted by Zathras@Oct 25 2004, 04:48 PM The SMS 3D glasses were quite impressive if I do remember. The 3D effect was the best 3d at home I've experienced. I still have these. I was going to mention them, but I figured they were innovative rather than wacky/wierd. As Zathras said, they worked quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Tyner Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 The Aura Interactor Vest is another that springs to mind. I bought one for one of my cousins when I was in high school (I think) as a birthday gift -- I think they originally sold for $100 or so, but I got that one for $10-$15 on closeout. That same summer, I bought enough Barcode Battlers to arm a platoon for $5 a pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Originally posted by Orpheus@Oct 25 2004, 11:12 PM there was that horrible pseudo 3d mouse/game controller that logitech made about ten years ago Do you mean the rather lovely SpaceOrb, that was basically a cut-down version of the Magellan SpaceBall for SGI systems? Weird as hell at first, but strangely useable after a fashion. Of course, the Dreamcast was the king of weird game controllers - its somehow utterly wrong that the Trance Vibrator wasn't released for the DC version of Rez. Still, we did have fishing rods, maracas and various other random weirdness instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Didn't the guy who skunked Romero to get his ferrari use a SpaceOrb? I recall they came out, looked stupid, then vanished and then became highly sought-after controllers because of this. Maybe I have my history on backwards though . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlucci Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Don't forget this bad-boy: The Super-Action Controller for the ColecoVision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 I remember that. As if the regular Coleco controller wasn't bad enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlucci Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Originally posted by Pharmboy@Oct 26 2004, 07:12 AM I remember that. As if the regular Coleco controller wasn't bad enough Yeah, people used to operating those overhead cranes on factory floors had no problem using the ColecoVision controller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cane corso Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Here are some current controllers I saw in this weeks Best buy ad. PS2 Alien Infection Freak Controller PS2 Fleshy Freak Controller Xbox Alien Infection Freak Controller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Monkey Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 The Super-Action Controller for the ColecoVision. I had a pair of those. You had to spin that little wheel at the back to make your base runner run faster. Do you mean the rather lovely SpaceOrb, that was basically a cut-down version of the Magellan SpaceBall for SGI systems? Weird as hell at first, but strangely useable after a fashion. I think he means the Cyberman, which came out a few years earlier. http://incolor.inetnebr.com/bill_r/logitech_cyberman.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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